Redhat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Root Password Reset

by Kenneth Jackson on December 2, 2011

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Boot with the Install Redhat Enterprise Linux CD/DVD

Type “linux rescue” It will bring you to a sh3.0# prompt. The partition of your harddisk is mounted under /mnt/sysimage.

  1. cd /mnt/sysimage
  2. chroot .
  3. passwd root
  4. New password for root
  5. Retype new password
  6. Done

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